Tobacco-pipe.



F. J. KIESER.

TOBACCO PIPE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 15112.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Arravwvf) UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. FREDERICK J. KIESER, OF CHICAGO,- ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO KIESERl-RICHTER' COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J une 16, 1914,

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, FREDERICK J. KIEsnn,

.a' citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Chicago, county of Cook, Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-Pipes, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a tobacco pipe of simple construction wherein the smoke is drawn ofi' immediately below the fire from the circumference of the bowl, while provision is made for replenishin the supply of tobacco in the fire cham er from below, and for ready access to all thereo In the drawing Figure 1. is a sectional side-elevation of my pipe; Fig.2. is a horizontal section in the plane indicated by line 22 in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a sectional veiw of the stem in the plane indicated by line 4 -4 in Fig. 1. v

Referrin to the'dr'awing, into bowl 10 is threaded, mm above, burner ring 11, the interior of which is formed cylindrical for the lower, approximately three-fourths, portion thereof, while the upper, approximately one-fourth, portion thereof is formed in the shape of a cone-section, wntracting toward the openin at the top. in the cylindrical portion 0 slidably mounted plug 12, held in place by split expansion-ring 13, mounted in a groove on the circumference ofplug .12, and hearing against the walls of riIfig-ll. Below plug 12 there is preferably he by shoulder 1d of bowl 10, ornamental plug 15, of a diameter slightly less than plug 12. The top of ring 11 is enlarged and made of greater thickness than the lower part, thereby forming shoulder 30, abutting the upper end of bowl 10. Slightly below the upper rim of burner ring 11 there are bored into it, at a descending angle of about 45, a series of channels 16, preferably three, being equidistant from. each other, and leading from the exterior to the interior of ring 11, at the juncture of the conical and cylindrical portions thereof. All of these channelsare located in vertical planes converging toward the axis of ring 11, and have their outer ends closed by screw plugs 17. From each of these channels preferably two other channels. 18 are branched, off, which likewise lead to the interior of ring 11, while another Application filed September 26, 1912. Serial No. 722,396.

portions of the, pipe for easy cleaning ring 11 is channel 16 with channels 18 to channel 20,,

channel 19 leads from the juncture of each drained by means of channel 21 and per I forated screw plug 22, screwed up against shoulder 23 when it is desired to closethe drain. Channels 19, below shoulder 30, are cut into the outer surface of ring 11,thus being easily accessible when ring 11 is removed from bowl 10. Smoke channel 24. leads from channel 20 to slightly tapering stem chamber 25. Perforated stem 26 is preferably made with a considerable taper toward its lower end,'and fitted into chamber 25 by means of projecting feather 27 which will readily cut thrpugh any impurities adhering'to the walls of chamber 25, thereby securing .a firm seat for'stem 26. The Principal pur ose of feather 27 is to adapt stem 26 to used as a scraper for cleaning the upper portion of ring 11. Stem 26 is further provided at its lower end with projections 28, ;in order to adapt it to be used for pushin down plug 12 (after all of the tobacco in t e bowl has been burned up), without danger of clogging thereby the lower end of the perforation in stem 26.

My pipe is used as follows :Being empty, it is filled with tobacco from the top, pushing down plug 12 to the bottom, and firmly pressing home the tobacco. The pipe is then lighted, burning from the top down to the interior openings of channels 16 and 18. As the tobacco at the top is being consumed, plug 12 is pushed upward, either directly, by pressure of a thumb, or by means of plug '15 (where the pipe is provided with it) plug 15 dropping back into place as soon point to which it may be pushed, by means of the tension of rin 13 against the walls-of ring 11, until again displaced by superior force. When the to of plug 12 has reached the topof the cylin rical portion of ring l1, all of the tobacco on to of it may be consumed, and the pipe Wlll be ready for another charge. By unscrewing plugs 17 and 22 and rin 11, and removing stem 26, all portions of my pipe become readily accessible for a complete and thorough cleaning.

I claim 1. Ina tobacco-pipe, the combination of a bowl having suitable openings for a burner ring and a stem, witha burner ring having the upper portion of its interior con-.. tracted toward the upper end thereof, and

projecting fiange at the lower end of suc having channels leading from its inner circumference near its top to a channel in the bowl connecting with the stem opening thereof; a slidable plug in the burner ring; means to hold said plug at any desired elevation within the burner ring; and a stem; substantially as, and for the purpose described.

2. In a tobacco-pipe, the combination of a bowl I having a substantially cylindrical opening for a urner ring with an inwardly opening, and having a suitable opening for a stem, with a burner ring having channels leading from its inner circumference near its top to a channel in the bowl connecting with the stem opening thereof; a slidable plug in the burner ring; means tp hold said plug at any desired elevation within the burner ring; and a stem; substantially as, and for the purpose described. 1

3; In. a tobacco-pipe, the combination of a bowl having suitable openings for a burner ring and a stem, with a burner ring having channels leading in an upward directlon from 1ts nner circumference near its top, and channels connecting such first mentioned channels with a channel in the bowl connect-- ing with the stem opening thereof; a slidable plug in the burner ring; means to hold said plug at any desired elevation within the burner ring; and a stem; substantially as, and for the purpose described.

4. In a tobaccoipe, the combination of a bowl having suita le openings for a burner ring and a stem, with a burner ring having channels leading from its inner circumference near its top to a channel in the bowl near the to channels leading from its inner circumference near its top to a channel in the bowl connecting with the stem 0 ening thereof and said bowl also having a rain-outlet closed by a perforated screw plu screwing against a shoulder; a slidab le p ug in the burner ring; means to hold said plug at any desired elevation within the burner ring; and a stem, substantially as, and for the purpose described.

6. In a tobacco-pipe, the combination of a bowl having a substantially cylindrical opening for a burner ring with an inwardly projecting flange at the lower end of such opening, and having a suitable openin for a stem, with a burner ring having 0 annels leading from its inner circumference near its top to a channel in the bowl connecting with the stem opening thereof; a slidable plug in the burner ring; means to hold said plug at any desired elevation within the burner rin an ornamental plug below said first name plug; and a stem; substantially as and for the purpose de cribed.

7. In a tobacco-pipe, the combination of a bowl having a stem opening, with a stem having its lower end ta ered so as not to fill said stem-opening, and eing fitted into said stem-opening by means of a feather projecting sidewise from the lower art of the stem,.substantially as and for t e purpose described. I i

8. In a tobacco-pipe, the combination of a bowl having a largely cylindrical tobaccochamber and a stem-o enin and having channels leading from t e to coo-chamber, thereof, to the stem opening, with a slide le plug in the tobacco-chamber; means to hold said plug at any desired elevation in the tobacco-chamber; and a erforated stern having projections at its ower end;psubstantially as and for the purpose described. 7

FREDERICK J. KIESER.

\Vitnesses: CARL STROVER,

J. H. Wnsrovnn. 

